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Regular City Council Meeting <br />July 28, 2008 <br />Page 4 <br />discussion about Paris selling water rights and that there would be no discussion on that subject. <br />13. ORDINANCE NO. 2008-021: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COLTNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 28, SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS, OF THE <br />C4DE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR <br />REVISED AND EXPANDED DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR REGULATION AND <br />PERMITTING OF BILLBOARDS, OFF-PREMISE AND TEMPORARY SIGNS; SIGN <br />PLACEMENT LOCATIONS; PROVIDING REVISED SIZE SPACING REGULATIONS; <br />PROVIDING A PROCEDURE FOR REMOVING NON-CONFORMING, ABANDONED, <br />OBSOLETE, NUISANCE OR OTHERWISE UNLAWFUL SIGNS; PRO'VIDING AN <br />APPEAL, VARIANCE AND SPECIAL EXCEPTION PROCESS TO PERMITTING <br />REQUIREMENTS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO <br />THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A <br />SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />Mayor Freelen stated that the City Council and the Task Force on Code Enforcement had <br />conducted several joint warks sessions and spent a lot of time on this subject. He also said during <br />those work sessions, the public had several occasions to give input on this subject. Mayor Freelen <br />said this ordinance was developed as a result of those work sessions. <br />Lisa Wright said the recommended changes included a new provision regulating temporary <br />signs, including a provision which will allow torpedo signs four times a year under a temporary sign <br />permit; a new provision regulating A-frame signs; the current section on billboards was deleted and <br />replaced with an expanded section; expands the list of signs that do not require permits; adds permit <br />fees for billboards and a variance; and provides for appeals and variances to the ordinance. <br />A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Biard and seconded by Council <br />Member Brown. Motion carried, 6 ayes - 0 nays. <br />14. Deliberate and act on the final plat of Lot 2, Block A, West Austin 212 Additian, being <br />number 2035 West Austin. <br />A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Brown and seconded by Council <br />Member Kear. Motion carried, 6 ayes - 0 nays. <br />15. Deliberate and act on the preliminary plat, the master plat, and Final Plat of Lot 1, Block A, <br />Hale 323 Addition, being located in the 3000 block of 19`n Street N.W. <br />A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Kear and seconded by Council <br />Member McCarthy. Motion carried, 6 ayes - 0 nays. <br />- UOOOUS <br />